Confidentiality agreements can be useful to a company. For example, they can ensure that employees are aware of their company’s valuable trade secrets and can establish requirements to safeguard those assets. But when do...more

We are pleased to present the 41st edition of the Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter. This month, we highlight recent Supreme Court cases that address securities class actions, copyright law, and...more

We are pleased to present the 40th edition of the Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter. This month, we discuss fee shifting provisions in corporate bylaws, the settlement of high stakes smartphone...more

DOL Confirms FMLA Rights for Same-Sex Married Couples
by Michael Cifelli on September 4, 2013
Roughly two months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic same-sex marriage decision in United States v. Windsor, the U.S....more

Has Your Business Start-up Registered Its Trademarks?
by Kenneth C. Oh on August 15, 2013
When starting a new business, intellectual property concerns should certainly be on your
“To Do” list. Your company’s name,...more

NJ SAFE: New Domestic Violence Law Will Impact Employee Leave Policies
by Christina M. Michelson on August 9, 2013
The New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (NJ SAFE) is now law. The statute provides up to...more

In This Issue:
- The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Revising the Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China Released
- MOFCOM Solicits for Public Comments on the...more

As a result of the Volcker Rule's restrictions on the proprietary trading activities of Wall Street’s biggest banks, many traders at such proprietary trading desks are departing for better opportunities at investment...more

WASHINGTON JOURNAL OF LAW, TECHNOLOGY & ARTS PUBLISHES AUTUMN ISSUE
SEATTLE—Today the University of Washington School of Law published the Autumn 2010 issue of the new Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts, the...more

Graphics can help deliver more effective opening statements and closing arguments by easing the introduction of complex information and allowing attorneys to take a more teacherly role with jurors. Graphics can also help...more

In This Issue
LAW NOTES discuss a number of topics
including the fiduciary duty of directors,
shareholder approval and new Internet
domains that can be used to provide customers,
colleagues and family with...more

In This Issue
LAW NOTES highlight a number of current issues: In the employment context, failure to acknowledge one’s mistakes is discussed as grounds for dismissal, and two other NOTES look at the likely rise in the cost...more